Forced Retirement To Effect 220 Charleston
About 220 state employees will be forced to retire effective July 1 under a 1965 law setting 70 as the compulsory retirement age. Five Supreme Court staffers face retirement unless the court retains them. The governor’s office announced no extension for other departments. appointees age 70 after appointment are exempt. Road Commission tops with 74 required retirements, then Tax 18 and Alcoholic Beverage 17. WVU lists 11.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Hulett Smith
Don Hardman
State Road Commission
State Tax Department
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
West Virginia University
Israeli premier to visit Dakar and West Africa
Levi Eshkol will arrive in Dakar on May 29 to start a tour of several West African countries, beginning a series of diplomatic visits in the region.
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Dakar
Senegal
UPD
Levi Eshkol
Hamilton Reflects On Public Life And Lynda Bird Romance
Hollywood chat with George Hamilton discusses balancing private life and fame. He notes the high publicity from rumored romance with Lynda Bird Johnson and wonders if the attention helps his career or merely focuses on his personal life. He hopes box office success will follow if films are strong.
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Dick Kleiner
Hollywood
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
George
O. K
George Hamilton Discusses Career and Public Image
Hamilton talks about his film work with Sandra Dee, struggles with leading-man roles, and desire for character parts. He criticizes media distortion, notes distance with MGM colleagues, and wishes for wider association with the world while seeking recognition beyond the front-page persona.
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George Hamilton
Sandra Dee
MGM
State Supreme Court urged to open Snug Harbor to sailors wives
Space New York reports trustees of Snug Harbor demand access for sailors wives. They note 1936 merchant seamen marriages were 8 percent, now about 60 percent and rising, arguing the rest home should admit wives to support aging crews.
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Need Space
New York
UPI
State Supreme Court
Home
Jamestowners' Ships Bring 105 Settlers to Jamestown
The Susan Constant Good Speed and Discovery carried 105 pioneers to Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in America.
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Susan Constant
Goodspeed
Discovery
Jamestown
Mount Hope Seniors Honored With Tea
Mount Hope High School’s senior class received a tea hosted by the home economics department and the Future Homemakers of America on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Dorothy Harris led committees of faculty hostesses, guests, and service stations for scrapbooks, punch, cake, sandwiches, music, and coffee, with numerous named organizers and helpers.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Home Economics Department
Future Homemakers of America
Dorothy Harris
Greenland Is Earth's Largest Island
Greenland holds the title as the largest island on Earth by area, surpassing all other landmasses. Its vast ice sheet and northern location define its unique geography.
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Island
Greenland
Oceana Girls to Attend FHA Leadership Confab
Three Oceana High School students Kay Blackburn Ginny Lynn Cook and Peggy Roberts will attend the Future Homemakers of America Leadership Conference June 6 10 at Cedar Lakes with advisor Mrs Virginia B Smith They will serve on committees Devotional vespers hostesses Chorus and style show and participate in family assignments crafts and special projects Blackburn Cook and Roberts are daughters of local residents with Blackburn and Cook having previous conference experience Roberts attending her first Cedar Lakes event
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Oceana
Oceana High School
Future Homemakers of America
Virginia B. Smith
Kay Blackburn
Ginny Lynn Cook
Peggy Roberts
Miss Blackburn
Glenn Blackburn
Kopperston
Miss Cook
Ronald Lee Cook
Miss Roberts
Cedar Lakes
Dick Roberts
Finnings
FHA
Janet Tiley
Erma Brooke
New River Singing Meet Opens Today
The New River District Music Convention begins at Mount Zion Baptist Church Garten at 7 30 p m with President Deacon Russell Matthew presiding The theme Singing with a Fixed Heart focuses on Rev Charles Whitted The District Choir will provide music and a candle light service is led by Mrs Lamella Harris On Saturday youth session at Harlem Heights Community Baptist Church features Lois Davis Jenni Carter and Arthur Nicholas with youth choruses from Harlem Heights Ansted Quinnimont and Garten Welcoming remarks by Wanda Robinson Two Quinn mont playlets are planned The convention continues Sunday at First Baptist Mount Hope with Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 11 00 a m led by Deacon Eddie Griggs Rev Frank Robinson delivers the sermon Music from multiple area churches.
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Garten
New River District
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Russell Matthew
Charles Whitted
Lamella Harris
Community Baptist Church
Harlem Heights
Lois Davis
Jennifer Carter
Aurthur Nicholas
Ansted
Quinnimont
Wanda Robinson
Quinnmont
First Baptist Church of
Mount Hope
Eddie Griggs
Church and District
Thomas Ash
Bertha Johnson
Frank Robinson
Sun
Thurmond
Carlisle
Glen Jean
Smart Girl Fresno Senior Receives Eighth Grade Diploma
Mrs Callie Campbell 78 in Fresno California earned an eighth grade diploma on Wednesday night saying she returned to school to keep from being dumb.
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Fresno
Calif
UPI
Callie Campbell
Earth’s orbital speed around the Sun
The average speed of Earth in its orbit around the Sun is 18 12 miles per second.
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